Healthy Snacks that fill you up!

zaitken1090
zaitken1090 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I am trying really hard to make healthy choices at the moment. I have been using myfitnesspal for a while now and doing high-intensity exercise three times a week for the last few months.

I have lost weight and toned up but I am really struggling with hunger at the moment. Myfitnesspal recommends that I eat 1200 kcals a day plus more on days I exercise, but I find that by mid-morning I am so hungry I make bad choices and reach for the sugar at work, i.e. chocolate, biscuits etc and by the end of the day I am so hungry I could eat my own arm. Obviously I don't want to keep going over my calorie limit so I am just wondering if there is anything that anyone can recommend. I end up going over my carbs & sugar limits every single day and still feel hungry.

A typical day for me starts with cereal around 07:30, then fruit mid-morning and more often than not this doesn't fill me up so I reach for biscuits as a quick sugar fix. Lunch generally consists of chicken, fish, potatoes, eggs, salad etc. And dinner differs every night but generally is a good mix of carbs, protein & veggies. I am eating all the right things but feeling so hungry most of the day I just feel miserable and struggle to function. I suffer with regular bouts of hypoglycemia and have done since I was a child...maybe this is the problem.

I want to eat healthily but don't want to feel starved all day!! Any suggestions on what I can do to improve/change diet would be really appreciated. Maybe suggestions on healthy snacks that will keep my going but won't tip me over cals/carbs/sugar limits.

Thanks in advance guys.

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  • EmmaFitzwilliam
    EmmaFitzwilliam Posts: 482 Member
    My first suggestion would be to swap out the cereal for 3/4 cup Greek yogurt with 1/4 cup muesli and 1 cup fresh berries. Dried fruit and grains both have astonishing calorie counts. :neutral:

    I eat my first meal of the day between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. - Greek yogurt with muesli and berries.

    I eat a super light, high protein lunch at about 1:30-2:30 - right now it's cucumber salad with feta and tuna. Sometimes it will be a Wasa cracker with cream cheese or hummus, and maybe some sliced lunch meat, and an apple for a snack.

    I eat dinner at about 7:00 - that's usually diced baked chicken with sauteed onions and either tomatoes and peppers or simmer sauce.

    If I have extra calories, I might have a serving of cereal for dessert (I love golden grahams!).

    I have tea biscuits (the brand is Kedem), which are 16 calories each, and I like dark chocolate, so I have a bag of Dove dark chocolate squares; one square is 42 calories.

  • kandell
    kandell Posts: 473 Member
    Protein/Fiber bars (Fiber One and Special K are my go-to's)
    Any raw fruits or veggies (they won't keep you full for very long, but they're pretty low-calorie so you can usually go to town with the snacks)
    Cheese sticks
    Nuts (preferably not salted)
  • zaitken1090
    zaitken1090 Posts: 2 Member
    edited July 2015
    Thanks guys, really appreciate the reply. I will try all these suggestions. Today I have brought with me to work a tub of berries, satsuma & banana with natural yoghurt and granola. I sometimes have this for lunch, really yummy! but thought I'd try it as a snack and see of that fills the void this morning.
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